A cake pan is in the shape of a right rectangular prism 20 centimeters (cm) long by 20cm wide by 5cm high. The pan contains 1,000 cubic centimeters (cm3) of batter.Approximately how far is the cake batter from the top of the pan?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1cm(B) 2.5cm(C) 5cm(D) 7cm
Q. A cake pan is in the shape of a right rectangular prism 20 centimeters (cm) long by 20cm wide by 5cm high. The pan contains 1,000 cubic centimeters (cm3) of batter.Approximately how far is the cake batter from the top of the pan?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1cm(B) 2.5cm(C) 5cm(D) 7cm
Calculate Pan Volume: Calculate the volume of the cake pan.Volume of the pan = Length×Width×HeightVolume of the pan = 20cm×20cm×5cmVolume of the pan = 2000 cubic centimeters
Determine Batter Volume: Determine the volume of the cake batter already in the pan. Volume of the batter = 1000 cubic centimeters
Calculate Remaining Volume: Calculate the remaining volume in the pan that is not occupied by the batter.Remaining volume = Volume of the pan - Volume of the batterRemaining volume = 2000 cubic centimeters - 1000 cubic centimetersRemaining volume = 1000 cubic centimeters
Calculate Height: Calculate the height that corresponds to the remaining volume of the pan.Since the base area Length×Width of the pan is constant, the height of the remaining volume can be found by dividing the remaining volume by the base area.Height of remaining volume = Length×WidthRemaining volumeHeight of remaining volume = 20 cm×20 cm1000 cubic centimetersHeight of remaining volume = 400 square centimeters1000 cubic centimetersHeight of remaining volume = 2.5 centimeters